8 Reasons Why APPs Will Help Save Your Health System in 2020 and 2021!
APP = NP, PA, CRNA, and CNM
- APP salaries average is $107,480 vs MDs at $299,130 / year
- APPs have the same autonomy as MDs in most states
- The average time to fill an APP role is 61.23 days versus MDs average 147 days to fill. That’s almost 2.5 x faster.
- Now and over the next 10 years patients demand a more holistic approach to being treated. MDs education is focused on diagnosis
and treatment and NPs training concentrates more on holistic care for the entire family. - The Association of American Medical Colleges predicts that within the next decade, the shortage of doctors could be as great as 90,000. APPs will have to fill that gap. Filling your organization with them now is a great short term and long term move.
- Malpractice rates remain low; only 1.1% have been named as primary defendant in a malpractice case.
- Patient Outcomes Scores are very similar. There was no difference between the nurse practitioner group and the physician group in physical or mental Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form Health Survey. NP group: 40.53; physician group: 40.60
- Patient Satisfaction Scores: NPs received an almost perfect score – 9.8 out of 10. Additionally, NP listening skills were superior to MDs, with 80% of NP patients reporting that the nurse practitioner always listened carefully, compared to 50% of physician patients.
Could moving from a predominately MD staffed organization to more of an APP staffed organization help you save money (while maintaining quality) in 2020 and 2021?
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From the desk of,
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 David Wolfe
Founder & CEO
Direct: 843.494.1253
3030 Ashley Towne Center Dr. 202B l Charleston SC 29414
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